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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3695 on 13/07/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 883 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 983   25/05/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E983   20/02/1948
British Railways 60983   10/03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1936
To Service Sun 13/07/1944 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 23/09/1962 off Grantham (34F)
Service Life 18 yrs, 2 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 13/12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up, 13/12/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 13/07/1944
GOR   Gorton on 25/03/1945
KX   Kings Cross on 06/10/1946
34F   Grantham on 17/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 23/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34F Grantham 2w/e 23/06/1962
WDN   on 23/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/07/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3461)
20/02/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9190)
10/03/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3420)
29/07/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29373)
02/04/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29359)
05/09/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29409)
21/02/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
21/02/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29530)
14/05/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29380)
18/05/1960 Electrical elements of ATC fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 15/06/1946 20/07/1946 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/01/1948 20/02/1948 31 days General Boiler number 29393 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E983
 
Doncaster Works 15/01/1950 10/03/1950 55 days General Boiler number 29403 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60983
 
Doncaster Works 31/03/1950 05/04/1950 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 03/10/1950 06/10/1950 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 02/03/1952 02/04/1952 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 05/02/1953 12/02/1953 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 07/06/1953 29/07/1953 53 days General Boiler number 29373 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 01/03/1955 02/04/1955 33 days General Boiler number 29359 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 06/08/1956 05/09/1956 31 days General Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 22/01/1958 21/02/1958 31 days General Boiler number 29530 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 06/04/1960 14/05/1960 39 days General Boiler number 29380 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/05/1960 18/05/1960 1 day Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 16/02/1961 16/03/1961 29 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/07/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3695
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1936
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
25/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 883 but not taken up    
25/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 983    
15/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1946. Dep: 20/07/1946.    
06/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
21/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1948. Dep: 20/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29393 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E983
   
15/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1950. Dep: 10/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29403 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60983
   
31/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/03/1950. Dep: 05/04/1950.    
03/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/10/1950. Dep: 06/10/1950.    
02/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/03/1952. Dep: 02/04/1952.    
05/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/02/1953. Dep: 12/02/1953.    
07/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1953. Dep: 29/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29373 (Diagram 109)
   
01/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1955. Dep: 02/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29359 (Diagram 109)
   
06/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1956. Dep: 05/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
   
22/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1958. Dep: 21/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29530 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
06/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1960. Dep: 14/05/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29380 (Diagram 109)
   
18/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/05/1960. Dep: 18/05/1960.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
16/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/02/1961. Dep: 16/03/1961.    
17/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
23/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60983 from Grantham (34F)    
13/12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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